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Saturday, 21 December 2013

Messi hits out at Barcelona vice-president

Messi hits out at Barcelona vice-president

By Stefan Coerts

The prolific attacker has slammed the Blaugrana
director for his lack of knowledge about the game and has defended the
work of his charity

Lionel Messi has hit out at Barcelona
vice-president Javier Faus in the wake of the latter's comments that
the Argentina international will not be offered an improved deal any
time soon.

A number of recent reports suggested that the prolific
attacker had requested a pay-rise which would make him the best-paid
player in La Liga again, prompting Faus to stress that Barca have no
intention to hand Messi a new deal hardly a year after his previous
extension.

However, Messi has insisted that he never asked for a new deal and has hit out at Faus for his lack of football knowledge.

"Faus is a person who does not know anything about football," Messi told RAC1.

"He
tries to run Barcelona like a business, but this is a football club.
Barcelona are the best club in the world and should also have the best
directors in the world.

"I have never asked for a new contract and neither has any of my representatives."

The
26-year-old also took the time to discuss recent allegations that his
foundation is involved in a money laundering scandal and stressed that
he has not done anything wrong.

"I haven't read anything myself,
but my family has told me what's being said. I deeply regret these
allegations because everything we earn with these games goes to
charity."

Messi is currently recovering from a hamstring injury in Argentina. ------------- goal.com